Twist with the Ventures is the fifth studio album by the band The Ventures; released in 1962 on Dolton Records BST 8010 (stereo) and BLP 2010 (monaural).^[1] It consists mostly of instrumental versions of popular dance tunes from the late 1950s to early 1960s, with a couple of original compositions. It was on the charts for 29 weeks and it peaked at # 24 on the Billboard 200.^[2] It was later retitled Dance! with new album cover.^[1] During the recording of this album, original drummer Howie Johnson left the band and was replaced by Mel Taylor, thus forming the classic Ventures lineup.^[3] Therefore, the drum credit(s) are shared on this album between both Johnson and Taylor.

Side one

1. "Ventures Twist" (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Don Wilson) – 1:59
2. "The Twist" (Hank Ballard) – 1:52
3. "Road Runner" (Rick Dangel, John Greek) – 2:42
4. "Gringo" (Gene Moles) – 2:30
5. "Moon Dawg" (Derry Weaver) – 2:21
6. "Guitar Twist" (Dick Glasser, Tommy Allsup) – 2:19

Side two

1. "Opus Twist" (Jerry Allison, Tommy Allsup) – 2:00
2. "Movin' And Groovin'" (Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood) – 2:04
3. "Sunny River" (Moles, Edwards) – 2:08
4. "Let's Twist Again" (Dave Appell, Kal Mann) – 2:15
5. "Shanghied" (Greek, Dangel) – 1:50
6. "Bumble Bee Twist" (Wilson, Edwards, Bogle) – 2:19

This is the track listing from the original album.^[1] On later releases, "Ventures Twist" was retitled "Driving Guitars", "Guitar Twist" was retitled "Raunchy Guitar", "Opus Twist" was retitled "Opus Four", and "Bumble Bee Twist" was retitled "The Wasp".^[4]

• Don Wilson – rhythm and lead guitar
• Nokie Edwards – lead guitar
• Bob Bogle – bass, lead guitar
• Mel Taylor – drums
• Howie Johnson – drums
• Tommy Allsup - lead guitar (tracks Sd 1-6, Sd 2-1)